שבת Date: 6 Shevat, 5776 (1/16/16) – Gittin Daf 34 {Tani}
SOCIETAL SERVICE [34b bottom] Rabban Gamliel the Elder and Hillel both instituted enactments for the benefit of society. Prac-T-cal Tidbits: Before we …
שבת Date: 6 Shevat, 5776 (1/16/16) – Gittin Daf 34 {Eliezer}
GOOD GRACES [34a top] Gidal bar Ri’iylay sent a Get to his wife with an agent, but his wife was too busy …
יום ו Date: 5 Shevat, 5776 (1/15/16) – Gittin Daf 33 {Tani}
NULLIFIED NOTIONS [33b top] R’ Shimon ben Gamliel: Testimony that is invalidated in part becomes invalid in its entirety. Prac-T-cal Tidbits: It …
יום ו Date: 5 Shevat, 5776 (1/15/16) – Gittin Daf 33 {Eliezer}
SOUR SWEETS [33a bottom] Gemarah: Rabbis have the power to uproot/undo a [Biblical] marriage. RambaN: It is really more of a “threat” …
יום ה Date: 4 Shevat, 5776 (1/14/16) – Gittin Daf 32 {Tani}
ROUGH RETRACTIONS [32a middle] Gemarah: There are many factors that contribute as to whether or not a husband may retract a get …
יום ה Date: 4 Shevat, 5776 (1/14/16) – Gittin Daf 32 {Eliezer}
MASSIVE MOMENTUM [32a top] Mishnah: Even a second appointed agent may stop a first agent’s mission (and the original sender is not …
יום ד Date: 3 Shevat, 5776 (1/13/16) – Gittin Daf 31 {Tani}
RESPECTFUL RISING [31b middle] R’ Huna and R’ Chisda were sitting together when Geniva passed by them. One said to the other, …
יום ד Date: 3 Shevat, 5776 (1/13/16) – Gittin Daf 31 {Eliezer}
SQUABBLING SHORS [31b middle] R’ Huna and R’ Chisda were sitting together when Geniva passed by them. One suggested to rise, while …
יום ג Date: 2 Shevat, 5776 (1/12/16) – Gittin Daf 30 {Tani}
POWERBALL PRATTLE [30b top] R’ Pappa: People say, “If you hear that a friend died, believe it. But if you hear that …
יום ג Date: 2 Shevat, 5776 (1/12/16) – Gittin Daf 30 {Eliezer}
FORTIFIED FORTRESSES [30b bottom] Rashi: A respectable person would never have something forbidden to eat laying around inside his/her house. [Even if …